Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity.

National Daughter's Day is more than just a date on the calendar; it's a celebration of the unique bond between daughters and ...

Najera saw the business card tucked near the screen door of her Kansas home. She grabbed it and read the name. It was from a ...

In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

The White House has proclaimed to be Friday National Service Dog Day, saying the animals offer an important source of comfort ...

The departures leave just one sitting member of the board, its chair, Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the genetics-testing company in 2006 and serves as its chief executive officer.

Executing a Black man in Missouri who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice,” ...

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...

Crews last week exhumed his body and took DNA samples they will compare with others in a national database that did not exist ...